ISBN: 9781513550015

This paper analyzes the persistence of fragility in some sub-Saharan African states and the multiple dimensions of state weakness that are simultaneously at play. This study also provides an overview of the analyti...

ISBN: 9781513550015

This paper analyzes the persistence of fragility in some sub-Saharan African states and the multiple dimensions of state weakness that are simultaneously at play. This study also provides an overview of the analyti...

ISBN: 9781513579771

This paper analyzes the persistence of fragility in some sub-Saharan African states and the multiple dimensions of state weakness that are simultaneously at play. This study also provides an overview of the analyti...

ISBN: 9781513550015

Given that the underlying causes of fragility are shaped not only by current political and economic conditions but also by the history of societies, there can never be a single road map to resilience. This c...

Publication Date:
29
May
2014

ISBN: 9781475565102

Mozambique’s rapid and steady economic growth over the past two decades outperformed population growth, and GDP per capita increased dramatically from $132 to $567. Nonetheless, the absolute level of GDP per...

Publication Date:
29
May
2014

ISBN: 9781475565102

Agriculture is the largest sector in the Mozambican economy, contributing a quarter of GDP and employing about 80 percent of the workforce. Thus, agriculture offers considerable scope to narrow persistent in...

Publication Date:
29
May
2014

ISBN: 9781475565102

Access to finance remains problematic in Mozambique. According to the FinScope 2012 survey, 75 percent of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are financially excluded—that is, they do not use...

Publication Date:
29
May
2014

ISBN: 9781475565102

Natural resource development will have major effects on the Mozambican economy, requiring substantial changes in the current approach to fiscal policy formulation. Resource revenues, while modest to date, ar...

Publication Date:
29
May
2014

ISBN: 9781475565102

Mozambique is poised to become one of the largest exporters of natural gas in the world. The potential economic benefits of developing the sector are enormous—in the early 2020s, natural gas exports could ac...